Prognostic value of histopathology and trends in cervical cancer: a SEER population study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Histopathology is a cornerstone in the diagnosis of cervical cancer but the prognostic value is controversial.

Methods

Women under active follow-up for histologically confirmed primary invasive cervical cancer were selected from the United States Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) 9-registries public use data 1973-2002. Only histologies with at least 100 cases were retained. Registry area, age, marital status, race, year of diagnosis, tumor histology, grade, stage, tumor size, number of positive nodes, number of examined nodes, odds of nodal involvement, extent of surgery, and radiotherapy were evaluated in Cox models by stepwise selection using the Akaike Information Criteria.

Results

There were 30,989 records evaluable. From 1973 to 2002,

SUBMITTER: Vinh-Hung V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1994954 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature